Ken Caldwell, Executive Vice President, and Peter Arkley, CEO, of Aon Construction Services Group (right) and Jim Waltze, AGC National President (far left), present the 2004 Build America Award to SpawGlass, represented by Fred Raley, President and CEO, Jeff Hulett, Project Superintendent, and Michael Emmons, Senior Vice President/Regional Manager.

Aon BUILD AMERICA AWARDS ANNOUNCED 
AT AGC's 86^th ANNUAL CONVENTION
 Terminal D Remodel Takes Home National Honor

Houston, Texas--Honoring the "best of the best" for construction projects completed in 2004, the Associated General Contractors (AGC) and Aon Construction Services Group teamed up at AGC's 2005 Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nev., to present this year's winners of the Aon Build America Awards. The Build America Awards symbolize excellence in construction, promoting quality, uniqueness and innovation within individual projects.

SpawGlass Construction Corp., a 100% employee-owned Texas based general contractor, received the first place honor in the Building Renovation category for the Terminal D Remodel and Upgrades. Building two pedestrian bridges across the lobby and five feet outside of the existing international Terminal D required major structural, mechanical and electrical modifications along with a new sterile corridor and ramp, modifications of the in-transit lounge and three new interview rooms for Customs and Border Protection. The project was constructed during the night hours while keeping the terminal operational at all times. SpawGlass originally built Terminal D at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in 1990, and at that time was the only general contractor to have received an early completion bonus from the City of Houston.

Lynn McDonald, Program Manager for the Houston Airport System stated, "It became evident early in the project that we had a quality team dedicated to helping each other solve problems.  Although we didn't implement formal Partnering for this project, I believe the team adopted a Partnering attitude.  The project was successful largely because of that attitude." In addition to SpawGlass as general contractor, the project team included The PB Team, serving as Construction Manager, and the design firm PGAL.

Differentiating itself from other projects, the work area had to be spotless by 7 a.m. each morning and appear as though no one had been working the night before. With extremely limited space conditions the team had to develop creative solutions for steel erection, material delivery and other project issues. In spite of many changes to the scope of work, the project was completed ahead of schedule. The finished product consists of glass and aluminum mullions, varieties of architectural metal paneling, high impact wall panels and terrazzo flooring.

SpawGlass is a 52-year old firm providing general contracting, design-build and construction management services throughout Texas. The firm was voted Houston's #1 "Best Place to Work" (Houston Business Journal, 2004, Companies 101-500 Employees).